High-difficulty large-scale quests always came with exceptionally generous rewards upon completion, but failure or abandonment also brought harsh penalties. If they abandoned the quest just for a chance to severely cripple the Enemy Alliance, the price would be far too great. Their strength might even be greatly weakened by the penalties, leaving them unable to deal with the Enemy Alliance afterward—especially while Polar Silver Wolf and his group were also on a quest and unable to return in support.
Of course, if the quest Ban Ye Shu had discovered had no penalty mechanism, then abandoning it midway in order to further lure the enemy into attacking was not impossible. Although they would forfeit the rewards of a high-difficulty quest, it would still be worth trying if they had a chance to destroy some of Hongyan City's fortresses.
It was precisely because she had thought of this that Breaking Waves Riding Wind spoke with such anticipation. It was not just her; Ye Luo and the others were also eagerly waiting for Ban Ye Shu's reply.
"Uh, abandoning the quest directly or failing it does come with penalties, and they are severe. You will immediately lose three levels and enter a weakened state for twenty-four hours, with all attributes reduced by 50%..." Ban Ye Shu said, only to be interrupted before he could finish.
"Forget about having all attributes reduced by 50%. Just losing three levels is already something we can't afford. It takes more than ten days, even a month, to gain three levels now. Even if we had a chance to destroy some of the Enemy Alliance's fortresses, the cost would be far too high. Not to mention that our overall attributes would also be reduced by 50%. At that point, forget attacking Hongyan City—we'd have serious trouble even protecting